Itinerary
Day 1 :Check in at Blue waters, Cherai
Check inn at the beach hotel, Cherai is a beach town close to Cochin, an extension of the Vypin islands. Its a fishermen cove. Spend the evening in the beach, Being a sea shore, there are different options for sea food eateries.
Day 2:Visit Kodanad elephant training center, Hill Palace -Tripunithura
Kodanad is known for its ‘Elephant Kraal’, elephant rescue centre, mini zoo.The different elephant activities include Elephant Bathe,Safari and Baby Elephant(Watching baby elephants during their early training years of early life.) Kodanad is the only elephant rescue and training center in Kerala specialized for rescuing and training stranded adult and baby elephants from the forest regions across Kerala
In the afternoon after Lunch Visit Tripunithura Hill Palace
Hill Palace is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, near Tripunithura, Kochi, It was the administrative office of Kochi Rajas. Built in 1865, thePalace complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style, spreading across in 54 acres (220,000 m2). The complex has an archaeological museum, a heritage museum, a deer park, a pre-historic park and a children’s park. The land surrounding the Hill Palace has rare Medicinal Plants.Presently the palace has been converted into a museum and is open to public all days except Mondays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. The palace is about 12 km from Ernakulam mainland and approachable by road.
Day 3: Transfer to Alleppey Houseboat
After breakfast, check out from the hotel. Drive to Alleppey and reach by afternoon. Check in at the houseboat at 1200 noon. Route Alleppey – Alleppey round trip.
On arrival, embark on a Houseboat for a cruise in the backwaters. Cruise through the palm fringed canals, watch the paddy fields, village folk, relax on board hearing lullaby of the wind & waves. Thus mysterious strip of emerald green land is stuffed with endless miles of placid backwaters that appends to its charm. Cruise till 5 in the evening by then the houseboat halts at the banks for overnight stay.
*Note
Check inn time – 12:00
Check out time – 09:00
Lunch break – 1 hr
Boat halts at the banks by – 17:00
A/C would be operational from 21:00 to 06:00, extra hours will be charged Rs 500 per hour
| Date | Destination | Hotel | Room Type | Meal Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1-2 | Cherai | Blue Waters | Deluxe room | Breakfast |
| Day 3 | Alleppey | Houseboat | Ac deluxe room | All meals |
| Day 4 | Departure |
Inclusions
- Accommodation with above mentioned hotels with the mentioned room category and meal plan
- Transfers and sightseeing by Air Conditioned Indica car at disposal; includes driver’s allowances, toll gate charges, parking fee, driver’ night halt, fuel charges. (600 Km blocked from garage to garage).
- Houseboat cruise with all meals served on board.
Exclusions
- Any Airfare.
- Entrances fees.
- Expenses of personal nature such as drinks, telephone, and laundry bills etc.
- Tips and porter charges.
- Any boating charges (motor boat / pedal boat).
- Any additional expenses incurred due to any flight delay or cancellation, weather conditions, political closures, technical faults etc.
- Any other service/s not specified above.
Note
- All taxes included are as on date. Any future hike will be charged extra.
- Check in / Checkout time with the hotels are 1200 noon and overnight Houseboat (if provided with itinerary) is 1200 noon check in and 0900 hrs next day check out.
- The above rates are valid for the given dates only – 31st Aug 2012. The package is not valid between December 15 to January 15th
- The above is only an offer and not confirmation of your bookings. We shall proceed with your booking once we have receive the payment from you & if we are not able to get the original hotels, shall provide equivalent/ alternative hotels.